16 June 2023
Tristan Guerra, head of research for Common Destiny, returns to the term polarization. If it is used more and more, it is important to understand what it covers and the dynamics currently at work. “It is this alliance of homogeneity and heterogeneity that creates polarization. In the United States, for example, surveys show that Democrats and Republicans increasingly agree with each other and increasingly more often disagree with the opposing party – polarization is therefore increasing.”
09 June 2023
Laurence de Nervaux, director of the Destin Commun think tank, answers questions from Alexandre Le Mer. Together, they are interested in the gap between European institutions and part of French opinion.
08 June 2023
“We too often have a binary framing, with the rational on one side and the conspiracists on the other. This framing is dangerous because it reinforces the distrust of those who would already be tempted by conspiratorial readings.” In the show Sens Public, Laurence de Nervaux, director of Destin Commun, discusses our analysis of the relationship with information and disinformation, resulting in particular from our study "Information: 50 shades of mistrust."
31 May 2023
Many Democrats and Republicans dislike and distrust one another. They used to have closer-to-neutral feelings. An experiment by the non-profit More In Common was able to reduce partisanship. The effects, however, are short-lived. Research Director Stephen Hawkins returns for our semi-regular conversations about political tribalism.
14 May 2023
Luke Tryl, UK director of More in Common and a former Tory special adviser, says: “A consensus on climate runs across all social segments. It doesn’t mean that they all love Extinction Rebellion — but when it comes to the need to take action on climate, it is really striking the extent to which they agree, and they will approach it from slightly different angles.” For rural Tories, he says, the focus is often the natural environment.